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Derivatives
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
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The Company’s operating results are affected by changes to commodity prices. The Trade and Renewables businesses have established “unhedged” futures position limits (the amount of a commodity, either owned or contracted for, that does not have an offsetting derivative contract). To reduce the exposure to market price risk on commodities owned and forward purchase and sale contracts, the Company enters into exchange traded commodity futures and options contracts and over-the-counter forward and option contracts with various counterparties. These contracts are primarily traded via regulated commodity exchanges. The Company’s forward purchase and sales contracts are for physical delivery of the commodity in a future period. Contracts to purchase commodities from producers generally relate to the current or future crop years for delivery periods quoted by regulated commodity exchanges. Most contracts for the sale of commodities to processors or other commercial consumers generally do not extend beyond one year.

Most of these contracts meet the definition of derivatives. While the Company considers its commodity contracts to be effective economic hedges, the Company does not designate or account for its commodity contracts as hedges as defined under current accounting standards. The Company primarily accounts for its commodity derivatives at estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of the commodity derivative contracts that require the receipt or posting of cash collateral is recorded on a net basis (offset against cash collateral posted or received, also known as margin deposits) within commodity derivative assets or liabilities. Management determines fair value based on exchange-quoted prices and in the case of its forward purchase and sale contracts, estimated fair value is adjusted for differences in local markets and non-performance risk. For contracts for which
physical delivery occurs, balance sheet classification is based on estimated delivery date. For futures, options and over-the-counter contracts in which physical delivery is not expected to occur but, rather, the contract is expected to be net settled, the Company classifies these contracts as current or noncurrent assets or liabilities, as appropriate, based on the Company’s expectations as to when such contracts will be settled.

Realized and unrealized gains and losses in the value of commodity contracts (whether due to changes in commodity prices, changes in performance or credit risk, or due to sale, maturity or extinguishment of the commodity contract) and commodity inventories are included in cost of sales and merchandising revenues.

Generally accepted accounting principles permit a party to a master netting arrangement to offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments against the right to reclaim cash collateral or obligation to return cash collateral under the same master netting arrangement. The Company has master netting arrangements for its exchange traded futures and options contracts and certain over-the-counter contracts. When the Company enters into a future, option or an over-the-counter contract, an initial margin deposit may be required by the counterparty. The amount of the margin deposit varies by commodity. If the market price of a future, option or an over-the-counter contract moves in a direction that is adverse to the Company’s position, an additional margin deposit, called a maintenance margin, is required. The margin deposit assets and liabilities are included in short-term commodity derivative assets or liabilities, as appropriate, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table presents at March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, a summary of the estimated fair value of the Company’s commodity derivative instruments that require cash collateral and the associated cash posted/received as collateral. The net asset or liability positions of these derivatives (net of their cash collateral) are determined on a counterparty-by-counterparty basis and are included within current or non-current commodity derivative assets (or liabilities) on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

(in thousands)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022March 31, 2022
Cash collateral paid$9,075 $64,530 $409,743 
Fair value of derivatives23,040 (10,014)(144,937)
Net derivative asset position$32,115 $54,516 $264,806 
The following table presents, on a gross basis, current and non-current commodity derivative assets and liabilities:
March 31, 2023
(in thousands)Commodity Derivative Assets - CurrentCommodity Derivative Assets - NoncurrentCommodity Derivative Liabilities - CurrentCommodity Derivative Liabilities - NoncurrentTotal
Commodity derivative assets$284,879 $4,175 $13,431 $74 $302,559 
Commodity derivative liabilities(71,918)(1,024)(121,414)(2,384)(196,740)
Cash collateral paid9,075    9,075 
Balance sheet line item totals$222,036 $3,151 $(107,983)$(2,310)$114,894 

December 31, 2022
(in thousands)Commodity Derivative Assets - CurrentCommodity Derivative Assets - NoncurrentCommodity Derivative Liabilities - CurrentCommodity Derivative Liabilities - NoncurrentTotal
Commodity derivative assets$325,762 $1,796 $18,426 $686 $346,670 
Commodity derivative liabilities(94,704)(149)(116,945)(1,484)(213,282)
Cash collateral paid64,530 — — — 64,530 
Balance sheet line item totals$295,588 $1,647 $(98,519)$(798)$197,918 

March 31, 2022
(in thousands)Commodity Derivative Assets - CurrentCommodity Derivative Assets - NoncurrentCommodity Derivative Liabilities - CurrentCommodity Derivative Liabilities - NoncurrentTotal
Commodity derivative assets$637,947 $15,860 $34,798 $1,264 $689,869 
Commodity derivative liabilities(276,874)(848)(252,534)(5,759)(536,015)
Cash collateral paid408,843 — 900 — 409,743 
Balance sheet line item totals$769,916 $15,012 $(216,836)$(4,495)$563,597 

The net pre-tax gains and losses on commodity derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 as follows:

 Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20232022
Gains (losses) on commodity derivatives included in Cost of sales and merchandising revenues$(27,568)$33,998 
The Company had the following volume of commodity derivative contracts outstanding (on a gross basis) at March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022:
March 31, 2023
(in thousands)Number of BushelsNumber of GallonsNumber of Tons
Non-exchange traded:
Corn572,079   
Soybeans50,184   
Wheat101,663   
Oats31,658   
Ethanol 200,591  
Dried distillers grain  399 
Soybean meal  367 
Other10,237 44,120 1,966 
Subtotal765,821 244,711 2,732 
Exchange traded:
Corn184,766   
Soybeans76,365   
Wheat83,618   
Oats1,125   
Ethanol 69,972  
Propane 45,402  
Other 1,134 551 
Subtotal345,874 116,508 551 
Total1,111,695 361,219 3,283 
December 31, 2022
(in thousands)Number of BushelsNumber of GallonsNumber of Tons
Non-exchange traded:
Corn567,405 — — 
Soybeans56,608 — — 
Wheat102,716 — — 
Oats24,710 — — 
Ethanol— 178,935 — 
Dried distillers grain— — 570 
Soybean meal— — 449 
Other10,054 44,547 2,029 
Subtotal761,493 223,482 3,048 
Exchange traded:
Corn170,280 — — 
Soybeans46,380 — — 
Wheat111,567 — — 
Oats365 — — 
Ethanol— 94,206 — 
Propane— 47,208 — 
Other— 588 581 
Subtotal328,592 142,002 581 
Total1,090,085 365,484 3,629 
March 31, 2022
(in thousands)Number of BushelsNumber of GallonsNumber of Tons
Non-exchange traded:
Corn722,719 — — 
Soybeans133,043 — — 
Wheat102,690 — — 
Oats45,967 — — 
Ethanol— 214,513 — 
Dried distillers grain— — 435 
Soybean meal— — 550 
Other8,697 24,565 3,078 
Subtotal1,013,116 239,078 4,063 
Exchange traded:
Corn267,135 — — 
Soybeans86,410 — — 
Wheat78,500 — — 
Oats1,815 — — 
Ethanol— 47,082 — 
Propane— 13,356 — 
Other110 1,470 547 
Subtotal433,970 61,908 547 
Total1,447,086 300,986 4,610 

Interest Rate and Other Derivatives

The Company’s objectives for using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish these objectives, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

The gains or losses on the derivatives designated as hedging instruments are recorded in Other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt.

At March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, the Company had recorded the following amounts for the fair value of the Company's other derivatives:
(in thousands)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022March 31, 2022
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts included in Other current assets (liabilities)$4,260 $(3,124)$1,330 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts included in Other current assets$8,265 $8,759 $805 
Interest rate contracts included in Other assets16,779 22,641 10,223 
Interest rate contracts included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities — (1,596)
Interest rate contracts included in Other long-term liabilities(61)— — 
The recording of derivatives gains and losses and the financial statement line in which they are located are as follows:
Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20232022
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate derivative gains (losses) included in Other comprehensive income (loss)$(6,407)$16,540 
Interest rate derivative gains (losses) included in Interest expense, net2,105 (1,443)

Outstanding interest rate derivatives, as of March 31, 2023, are as follows:
Interest Rate Hedging InstrumentYear EnteredYear of MaturityInitial Notional Amount
(in millions)
Description


Interest Rate
Long-term
Swap20192025$98.4 Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge2.3%
Swap20192025$49.2 Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge2.4%
Swap20192025$49.2 Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge2.4%
Swap20202030$50.0 Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge
0.0% to 0.8%
Swap20202030$50.0 Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge
0.0% to 0.8%
Swap20222025$20.0 Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge2.6%
Swap20222029$100.0 Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge2.0%
Swap20222029$50.0 Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge2.4%
Swap20232024$50.0 Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge3.7%